The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 156
FREAKS Lobby Cards. Excelsior, R-1959. Six (of eight) cards...
Estimate: $1,200 - $2,400
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
FREAKS Lobby Cards. Excelsior, R-1959. Six (of eight) cards advertising Tod Browning?s pre-code cult classic film chronicling the life of a trapeze artist who hatches a murder plot to gain the inheritance of a sideshow dwarf. The movie co-starred several famous working attractions, among them Violet and Daisy Hilton, Johnny Eck, Schlitzie the ?pin head,? and Prince Randian the ?living torso.? Randian is pictured on one of the cards using a straight razor, even though he was born without arms or legs. In the film, he most famously lights and smokes a cigarette using nothing but his tongue and lips to manipulate the matchbox, match, and cigarette. 11 x 14?. Faint marginal bumps and wear; near fine.
